In the age of sensitivity, we have to be careful because apparently, the faggots don't like it.
Quote:Fury as 'snowflake' student editor demands 'faggot' removed from Fairytale of New YorkDaily Star:
A student editor has been blasted and branded a “snowflake” for demanding the word "faggot"
is banned from the Christmas song Fairytale of New York.
'Thomas Haynes penned an article for student newspaper The Tab in which he claims the word
should be dropped in case it offends gay people. The publication's assistant editor also claims
the lyric from the festive classic is as bad as using the N-word.
Haynes insisted partygoers should be barred from singing the line "you cheap lousy faggot" from
the 1988 hit for being a "homophobic slur". The London Kings College-educated student even
calls on Youtube to remove the video from their website because none of the Pogues or Kirsty
McColl are or were gay.
But the article caused outrage among readers who were quick to point Shane MacGowan was
referring to an old Irish slang word meaning an “unpleasant woman”. Some branded the writer
as a "condescending millennial snowflake" while one replied: "I'm gay and I sing it loud and proud."
Haynes made his comments in an online article posted December 4 entitled ‘Dear straight people,
stop singing the word “faggot” in Fairytale of New York’. He also posted a link to a six-year-old video
of Gary Barlow performing the song with Nicole Scherzinger, Tulisa and Dawn French, which he
describes as "reeking of pre-2012".
Haynes wrote: "The scene of a packed crowd cheering on a straight woman for successfully uttering
a homophobic slur is f***ing bulls***. "Only when you take a step back does something seem off with
that picture in 2018.
"I once asked me friends not to say faggot when fairytale of new york came on and they laughed
and shouted it anyway lol I really need new friends cause they're s***.”
Haynes argued members of LGBT community listening to the song could be reminded of a time they
were bullied. He concludes by saying: "This Christmas, give yourself the gift of not being an a***hole:
When Fairytale of New York plays on your next night out, just don't sing one word of it.
Thomas Haynes, who is a faggot.
"That's all –one word, two syllables. Not too much of a stretch, right?"
But his article drew widespread criticism from readers on social media.
Aisling Daly said: "Fairytale of New York was written by an Irishman. 'Faggot' is an old Irish slang word
for a lazy person or a waster, and that's the meaning that Shane McGowan intended when he wrote
the song. Nothing to do with homophobia."
Sophia Alexandria put: "Faggot is an old word for an unpleasant woman. It's also Irish slang, and
considering the age of the song, my guess it wasn't written with any considerations of future uses
of the word. Why is everyone so offended by everything nowadays? Get a grip."
Steven McCarthy-Hunt added: "You really have absolutely no idea what this song is really about,
do you? Hint: it's not you." Mark David Johnson wrote: "I can't tell if this is serious or not.
Bore off you f***ing snowflake."
Rob Lawson added: "I'm gay and I say sing it loud!"
Stephanie Leigh commented: "Faggot is also an historical Americanism for a contemptuous women.
Which ironically he's singing about. Not everything is to do with homophobia. Clearly a straight male
singing to his straight counterpart isn't going to be throwing homophobic words at her.
Use your brains before your mouths.”
Kiefer Brown said: "Not only is faggot or used in a derogatory way in the song it has some different
meaning to the Irish, it's not remotely offensive at all... get off your high horse and loosen the f*** up
cos I've never met a single gay offended by this in my life."...'
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